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BEFORE CHRISTMAS 


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NofE.—In putting this little play together the writer has had in mind 
not only the real children but also the realer children of a larger growth. 


Copyright, 1910, by William Patterson Taylor 


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THE NIGHT 
BEFORE CHRISTMAS 

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NEW YORK 
SAMUEL FRENCH 

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The Night Before Christmas 


CHARACTERS. 

Santa Claus. 

Mrs. Santa Claus— Reader. 
Messenger Boy. 

Messenger Boy. 

Mr. North Pole. 

Mrs. Magnetic Pole. 

Papa “ in his cap.” 

Mamma “ in her kerchief.’* 
Kris—Harry. 

Kringle—Willie. 

Maid. 


ACTS. 

Act I. Santa Claus’ workshop at North Pole. 

Act II. Children’s bedroom. 

Act III. Scene I. Housetop scene roughly charcoaled on sheet. 
Scene II. Same as Act II. 






THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 


ACT I. 

Santa Claus' workshop at the North Pole, fittingly fur¬ 
nished. The “ North Pole", decorated, emerges from the 
floor-centre. Great noises outside: sleigh-bells, whip-crack¬ 
ing, laughter and calling to deer. (‘‘Ho! Dasher! Ho! 
Dancer! Ho! Vixen!"). Door opens as wind whistles and 
snow blows in. Enter Santa, very jolly but cold, swinging 
arms and shaking snow [cotton] from fur coat. 

Santa. “ Ha! Ha!! Ha!!! He! He!! He!!! Ho! Ho!l 
Ho!!! 

Whew-w-w—cold ? 

But, what EVER is the use of GRUMBLING? 

Hasn't it a right to be cold? 

Isn't it CHRISTMAS? 

Isn’t this (pointing) the NORTH POLE? 

What ever is the use of grumblingf 
I never knew.” 

(Removes great-coat. All sorts of toys and trinkets fall out. 
Stoops down for them and picks up some black snow 
[Cotton].) 


Santa. “ Now, / never complain, but just look at that 
dirty snow! What would my wife, Phoebe, say? I do wish 
they’d hurry up with the anthracite I ordered. This soft 



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coal is spoiling everything up here—The Aurora Borealis 
might as well-” 


(Boy on snow-shoes rushes in) 

Santa. Hello! Ah-we-lah—what have you, my son ? 

Boy. “A telegram, Kind Sir!” 

(Boy on snow-shoes, rushes in) 

Santa. “Hello! E-tuk-i-shuk—what have you? 

Eskimo. “ A wireless. Kind Sir! ” 

(A speaking-tube whistles—A telephone bell rings) 

Santa. “ Hold on to that ’phone-bell, Ah-we-lah, please! 
:(At speaking tube) Well?” 

Boy’s Voice (through tube) “Santa! Santa!! Don’t for¬ 
get my candy, my tools, my ball, my gun, my-” 

Santa. “ Are you GOOD ? ” 

Man’s Voice through tube). “He is very good, Santa, 
and / am his loving father.” 

Boy s Voice. And Santa! just before Christmas, I’m 
as good as I can be! Ask my sister and the fellers! ” 

Santa. “ Of course you shall have them! What is your 
name ? ” 

(Boy gives name of “the worst boy around”) 

Santa. “ I shall write it down in the GOOD BOOK, at 
once! Keep on being a GOOD boy! Good-hy ^! ” 

Santa (starting to scratch vigorously in a very big book 
with a great quill-pen). “Hello! (holds lit candle under 
mk-well) this ink is frozen! a-gun,—a-ball,—a-box-of-tools, 

and—some—goodies—for- 2i-very-good-hoy. (To boy 

on snow-shoes) Now then, Ah-we-lah, pass me that ’phone 
please. (Always say ‘ please ’) ” •t' ^ 




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Boy (handing 'phone). “Yes, Kind Sir!" 

Santa (at ’phone). “ Hello 1 Hello 11 Hello I! 1 —I do believe 
that Arctic Circle has again crossed my line—Hel-lo! (Re¬ 
peating message) H am’—hello! Central? What? ‘Par¬ 
allels and meridians all mixed up ’ ? Ah! there he is! Hello ? 
—T am 1-2-3-4-5, New York, Philadelphia and Paris—Kana- 
maker!—Well? (Repeating message) ‘We have an order 

for one North Polette. A bad boy of -, down here, 

needs the big stick and nothing short of a polette will cover the 
case. Have you any?’ (Very slowly and solemnly) ‘You 
have the very wrong number. This is Santa Claus. I have 
nothing whatever to do with had boys. Only good boys and 
girls for ME —(but all girls are good).’ (Repeating mes¬ 
sage) ‘Good-day!’ ‘ Good-bye —it’s up here! ’ (To 

Eskimo) E-tuk-i-shuk—bring me that polette outside the 
door, please—(always say ‘ please ’).’’ 

Eskimo. “ Yes, Kind Sir! ’’ 

(Exit Eskimo as wind sounds and snow blows in through 
opened door) 

Santa (to audience). “Would you like to see a real 
polette, children? Wait!’’ 

Eskimo (entering door with wind and snow, carrying 
a stiff paper roll, pushed out into a long cone). “ Here it is. 
Kind Sir!’’ 

Santa. “Thank you, E-tuk-i-shuk. (Takes polette, 
slowly compresses it and at the same time squeezes water from 
a sponge concealed in the hand and throws it away) Oh! 
that’s nothing! ’’ 

Eskimo (here picks up a big thermometer, looks at it, notes 
a hole in bottom, stoops down, fingers spot on floor, mops his 
brow and vigorously fans himself—^then, shaking head). 
“ Tut, tut—tut, tut—tut, tut! ’’ 

Santa (blowing out a candle). “Oh! be joyful, E-tuk-i- 
shuk ! Don’t look so glum—and the night before Christmas, 



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too! There! (handing candle to him) Eat that! Rather 
have blubber? Folks shouldn’t blubber the night before 
Christmas.” 

Eskimo (eating candle). Tutti-fruitti—fruitti-tutti 1 ’^ 

(Outside sounds: sleigh-scraping, dog-barking, whip-cracking 
and whistling. A knock). 

Santa. Who’s there ? ” 

Answer. '' Peary! ” 

Santa. '"No?” 

Peary. ‘'No!? —Has that man Cook been here?” 

Santa. “ To all ap/^^aryances, not! ” 

Peary. “ Hear that, Henson ? ” 

Henson. “ Ya-a-a-s, Sir!” 

Santa. “ Pd ask you in, gentlemen, but this is my busy 
day. Good-bye! ” 

Peary and Henson. “Good-bye! Now for Mt. Mc¬ 
Kinley ! ” 

(Outside sounds: sleigh-scraping, etc.) 

Santa (to boy on snow-shoes). “Now then, Ah-we-lah, 
what have youj here ? ” 

Boy. “ A telegram. Kind Sir! ” 

Santa (reading). “‘Don’t forget my fourteen children 
and my forty-four grandchildren. S. S. Smith.’ 

(Examines Good Book) Smith? Smith? Strange name! 
But I ve heard it before—Mercy, Yes! Fifty columns of 
them!^ ‘A. Smith; B. Smith; C. Smith; X. Smith; Y. Smith; 
Z. Smith; & Smith! and here’s where they all must come 
from: ‘The Smith Manufacturing Co.’ ” 

Boy. Any reply, Kind Sir? ” 

Santa. Sure! The same I always send. (Writing on 
blank) ‘ Are—they— Good! rush answer.’ ” 

Boy (exit as sounds of wind, whinny of deer and sleigh- 
bells enter door). “ Good-night, Kind Sir! ” 

Santa. “ Good-night, son! (To Eskimo) Well, E-tuk-i- 
shuk, what have you? ” 


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Eskimo. A wireless, Kind Sir! ” 

Santa (examining message). ‘‘ Bless me, what a list! A 

list of the good children of-(reads local names)— 

whew-w-w I that means work I and look at that clothes-basket 
full of letters (picks up several)—One from Panama; one 
from Australia; Turkey; Shanghai; New Jersey; here’s one 

from-(removes coat). Eve heard of a man who 

had so much to do that he went to bed. None of that for 
met Not for worlds shall I disappoint those GOOD children 

of-But let me see what sort of a night it is 

first^—(opens door—speaks slowly and impressively) Glori¬ 
ous! The wind has died down. How beautiful that rising 
moon! I hear music! (Quartette quietly hums ‘‘Happy 
Angels.” The very stars' are dancing for joy! They 
seem to know it is the night before Christmas! (Closes door.) 
Yes, the night before Christmas! and not through, yet! I 
never realized how many good boys and girls there are. Starts 
to hammer at bench—soliloquizing as the quartette hums 
louder : 

“ Work, work, work-” 

(The North Pole here begins to move around to the music—‘ 
Santa, astounded, drops mallet.) 

Well! I’ll be snow-balled! I knew there were phenomena up 
here, but that beats all! That must be a case of Polarization! ” 

(Electric bell rings. Maid, all in white, patters across the 

room, opens door, admits a beautiful creature, also in white, 

receives card on tray and takes it to Santa.) 

Santa (reading). “Mrs. Magnetic Pole!” 

North Pole (aside). “‘Mrs. Magnetic Pole’? Why, 
that’s my wife!—{To her) Maggie! what brought you 
here?” 

Mrs. M. Pole. “ Oh! I was tired of being left out in the 
cold the night before Christmas, so I came to the club! ” 







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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 


North Pole (aside to audience). ‘^Note! THE Club! 
Why, He's I! (Taking Mrs. M. P. into his arms) Oh! 
you most attractive thing !" 

Santa (to audience—pointing at Poles). ‘‘Now, I like 
that! So near and dear to each other! (To them) Please 
excuse me —I have other important business—(starts to ham¬ 
mer as quartette again hums) : 

Work, work, work, as the wind bloweth keen 
O’er the ice and the snows of my North; 

Work, work, work, for the children, I ween. 

Are expectant all over the earth. 

Kings, high enthroned amidst splendor and state, 

View their tributes of gold undefiled; 

But / for my throne and my tribute await 
Just the heart and the laugh of a child. 

Then it’s 

Work, work, work- 

(Alarm clock goes off!) 

What? Twelve o’clock? I must be away! 

[{Amidst packing, ringing of telephone-bell, whistling of 
speaking-tube, sounds of sleigh-bells and wind. Santa 
goes to inside door.) 

I’m off, Phoebe, dearest wife! Good-bye, Kris! Good-bye, 
Kringle! Be good children! Take good care of your cold 
Mother I ” ’ 

Mother (a deep bass voice from within). “Good-bye, 
Nicholas, dear! Don’t forget your rubbers! Bundle ud 
warm! ” ^ 

Santa. “ What an awful cold she has! I must bring her 
some ‘ frog in the throat 

The Three. “ Good-bye, dear Papa! ” 



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Santa. Come along, E-tuk-i-shuk!'' 

Eskimo (carrying many bundles). ‘‘Yes, Kind Sir!^’ 
Santa (to Three). “Good-bye, all! Merry Christmas! 
Be good to yourselves! ” 

(Exit Santa and Eskimo.) 

North Pole and Mrs. M. Pole (together—falling into 
each other’s arms). “Alone, at last!” (Electric effects, if 
desired) 

Santa (outside—snapping whip). “Now, Dasher! Now, 
Dancer! Now, Prancer! and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! 
On, Dunder and Blitzen! ” 

(Quartette, as bells jingle.) 

“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! 

Oh, what fun it is to ride in a dear deer open sleigh! 
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! 

Oh, what fun it is to ride on the Eve of Christmas Day! ” 


CURTAIN. 


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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 


ACT 11. 


(Room fitted up as children’s bedroom with fireplace and 
window.) 

(Outside sounds of mingled crying and laughter. Enter 
Papa in his cap”, leading night-robed Harry, eating a 
stick of candy; followed by Mamma “in her kerchief,” 
leading night-robed Willie, crying violently.) 

Mamma. “Willie, you are very naughty! Making such a 
fuss—and the night before Christmas, too! Santa will not 
bring you a thing! Look at Harry, how happy he is! ” 

Willie (sobbing). Yts Wit's happy —because-he-got-all- 
my-candy! ” (Explodes.) 

Harry. “ He! He! He! not ’til he tried to get mine! He! 
He! He! ” (Vigorously attacks candy again.) 

Papa. “ Tut, tut, tut! Acting like this, just after prayers, 
too!—and the night before Christmas! (’Phone bell rings) 
Keep quiet, children (At the ’phone). Yes, this is ^ naughty 

TWO ’-; ‘Long distance, you say? — what’s that ?— louder, 

please on the way south’?—who?—who?—(manner 

changes—cautions children with finger) ‘ Santa!! Claus!! ’_ 

^ A little bird tells you-’ what?—‘ two children, Harry and 

Willie, are quarrelling’? But, Santa!—Central? ‘somebody 
has broken in’?—Do try to get that connection again, won’t 
you, please? It’s z/ery important! Hangs up—long wait- 
dead silence—children frightened—bell rings again) Yes, 
Central!—‘can’t get it'1—Too bad!” (Hangs up. Both 
children cry) 


Mamma (sympathetically). “ Don’t cry, children. Kiss 
and make up. I think it will be all right, then.” 

Children (kiss—then, together—hand in hand—bowing- 
to audience and pointing at each other). “ He’s mv dear 

dear brother Willie—Harry.” ^ ' 

Harry. “Here, Willie, take my candy!” 

Willie.. “ No, Harry, only half of it! ” 



THE NIGHT BEEORE CHRISTMAS. ii 

Papa and Mamma (together and to audience). APn’t 
they perfect ? ” 

Papa. “ Come, now for the stockings! I’m sure that Santa 
will be here. He never misses good children.” 

(All go to the fireplace and mirthfully hang up stockings. 
Mamma puts to bed Willie and Papa Harry. Tucking 
them in tenderly and carefully each kisses both). 

Willie. ‘‘ Good-night, Mamma! ” 

Harry. Good-night, Papa! ” 

Willie. Good-night, Papa! ” 

Harry. Good-night, Mamma! ” 

Both { together ), Good-night, dear Mamma and Papa! ” 
Papa and Mamma. “ Good-night, darlings 1 ” 

(The boys, folded visibly tight in each other’s arms, go to 
sleep instantly .) 

Papa and Mamma (standing over the bed—together). 
Are—not—they—just—too—sweet—for— any —thing? ” 
(Tiptoeing away, they turn, admire, return and softly put 
arms under pillows to find whistles.) 

Mamma {gently blowing hers ). I do declare! Ready to 
give the alarm I ” 

Papa. “ Let’s put them back ? ” 

(Do so, and, lowering gas, tiptoe out.) 

(After a considerable silence a good reader behind the scenes 
begins:) 

‘‘ ’Twas the night before Christmas-” 

'(Silence—Wind— Distant sleigh-bells and chimes (‘^It came 
upon a midnight clear”—Long silence—Quartette, under 
window (‘^ Silent Night” Silence.) 

Reader :— 


12 . THE NIGHT BEFORE CFIRISTMAS. 

When, all through the house, 

Not a creature was stirring, 

Not even a mouse-” 

Harry (whispering), ‘‘Willie! Willie!’^ 

Willie (with bated breath.) “Harry, if you talk, FW tell 
mamma! ” 

Reader :— 

“ The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,— 
(Stockings swing to and fro.) 

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; ” 

Willie and Harry, tittering, blow whistles quietly.)' 
Reader :—• 

“ The children were nestled all snug in their beds,”— 
Children (hug each other noticeably, sit up in bed and say 
together) : “ Sure! ” 

Reader :— 

“ While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads.” 

(A gorgeous vision of sugar-plums here descends and dances 
over their heads.) 

Boys. “ Yum! yum! yum! ” 

Reader :— 

“ And mamma in her kerchief, and papa in his cap. 

Had just settled their brains \ 

For a long winter’s nap,-. 

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter.. .. ” 

(Great clatter.) 

Children (starting up). “Papa! Mamma! Mamma!; 
Papa! Pa-Pa! Mam-ma!” (Blow whistles). 




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Reader :—• 

Pa sprang from his bed to see-” 

Papa (bursting in—to audience). ‘‘What’s the matter?' 
What is the matter? ” 

Reader :— 

“ Away to the window Pa flies like a flash! (he does so)^ 
Tears open the shutters and throws up the sash I ” 

(Does so.) 

Papa (slowly with head out window) : 

“ The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow. 
Gives a lustre of mid-day to objects below;” 

(Pause and silence.) 

Reader :— 

“ When what to his wondering eyes should appear 
But-” 

Papa (excitedly, turning to audience) :— 

“A—^miniature—sleigh, and —eight—tiny—reindeer! 

W ith—a-little—old—driver,- 

So—lively—and—quick, 

^(Rapidly) I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick! 
(Santa laughs outside.) 

“ More rapid than eagles his coursers they came! ” 

And he whistled (Santa whistles), and shouted 
(Santa shouts), and called them by name!” 
(Papa again puts head out window. 

Santa (outside, snapping whip as sleigh-bells ring) :— 
“Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer! Now, 
Vixen! 

On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Dunder and Blitzen! 

To the top of the porch! 

To the top of the wall! 

Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away, all! ” 
Reader :— 

“ As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly. 

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky— , 

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew (hoof sounds) 





i4 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 

With the sleigh full of toys (sounds of toy-drums, horns, 
sleigh-bells, etc.), 

[And St. Nicholas, too (Santa laughs). 

And then in a twinkling was heard on the roof 

The prancing and pawing (prancing and pawing) of each 
little hoof.” 

Papa (at window). “I’ll draw in my head and turn me 
around-(Great noises in the chimney!) 

Papa (excitedly). “Down the chimney-” 

Santa (entering). “St. Nicholas comes with a bound!” 
(bows). (Papa in hiding, points toward Santa; Children 
visibly cuddle up.) 

Santa (thoughtfully—naming local school). Thafs 
done! What next? (Examines note-book). ‘Harry and 
Willie ’ ‘ Harry and Willie ’ ? Why! a little bird told me they 
had been NAUGHTY! This is no place for Santa Claus! 
‘ Up the chimney he goes! ’ ” 

(He does so. Children bawl!) 

Reader (very slowly and solemnly). “Now—will—you 
—be—GOOD?” 

(Bell tolls.) 


CURTAIN. 



THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 


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ACT III. 

(Curtain rises on house-top scene roughly charcoaled on sheet 
and well to the front. Snow falls. Three distant bells strike 
—successively—two o’clock. Silence. Quartette sings; 

It came upon a midnight clear.” Silence. Sleigh-bells. 
Whinny and pawing of deer. 

Santa (behind scene). ‘‘Dasher! Dancer! Comtilquiet 
boys!—I tell you what! this sleigh (sleigh bells) is getting 
low (strikes toy drum) ; and there’s that orphan asylum, still 
(makes toy sheep go ‘ bah-h-’) ; and the orthopaedic hospital 
(blows toy whistle); to say nothing of the Old Folks’ Home 
(shakes baby-rattle—sleigh-bells, whinny and pawing of 
deer). Dunder and Blitzen! Stop that noise—or I’m done 
for! (Clocks strike half hour) Half past two! I must be 
off! where next? Let me look at my note-book (reads) ‘ But 
they-kissed-and-made-up ’! ‘ Kissed and made up ’ ? Who? 

(Reads) ‘ Flarry-and-Willie ’. ‘ Harry and Willie ’? Why, 
I must have overlooked that! That makes a difference! 
Down the chimney I go, again!—But—whew—w—^w—^w— 
what a narrow escape for those two boys! ” 

(Great scratching of descent and bump of landing. Silence. 
House-top scene rises on that of Act II. Santa at centre^ 
in pantomime—lights low. 

Reader :—■ 

“ He was dressed all in fur, 

From his head to his foot (Santa points)^ 

And his clothes were all tarnished 
With ashes and soot (brushes); 

A bundle of toys (shakes them) 

He had flung from his back (does so)' 

And he looks like a peddler 

Just opening his pack (does so). 

His eyes how they twinkled (snaps them)j 
His dimples (points) how merry! 


i6 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 

His cheeks were like roses, 

His nose like a cherry 

(Rubs color off and studies it.) 

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow" 

(Forms with lips ‘prisms'), 

And the beard (strokes it) on his chin 
Was as white as the snow, 

The stump of his pipe (clinches it) 

He held tight in his teeth, 

The smoke it encircled (gesture) 

His head like a wreath. 

He had a broad face (broadens it). 

And a round little belly 
That shook, when he laughed (laughs all over). 

Like a bowlful of jelly. 

He was chubby and plumb (gesture) 

A right jolly (shakes) old elf,— 

And Pa laughed (Papa suppresses laugh) 

When he saw him. 

In spite of himself, 

A wink (wink) of his eyes. 

And a twist (twist) of his head. 

Soon gave him to know 

(Papa shows reassurance) 

He had nothing to dread. 

He spoke not a word (finger on lips). 

But went straight to his work (works). 

And filled all the stockings (does so) ; 

Then turned with a jerk (jerk) 

And, laying his finger aside of his nose (does so). 
And giving a nod (nods) 

Up the chimney he-” 

(Santa tries to leave! Papa, Mamma, Harry and Willie 
start after, catch and hold him!). 

Reader :— 

“ Up the chimney he rose ? ” 


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Four (pointing at Santa) . Ah! he tried! ” 

Reader :— 

He sprang to his sleigh? ” 

Four (pointing). ''What! Inside?” 

Reader :—• 

" To his team gave a whistle? ” 

Four (pointing). "When he’s let!” 

Reader :— 

" And they all flew away like the down of a thistle? ” 
Four (pointing). " Not just yet! ” 

Reader :— 

" But it’s time now to end and to pass out of sight-” 

The Five (Santa in middle, Harry and Willie on either 
side and Papa and Mamma at ends holding hands and bow¬ 
ing) : 

" Happy Christmas to all and ”-(the five hold up fingers 

and almost whisper). "Hark! The Christmas waits!” 
(Quartette sings, as in distance, one stanza of " Christians 
Awake! ’’—Silence; then, as right under window, one stanza 
of " Happy Angels! ”—Silence; then, as in distance again, 
one stanza of " Silent Night ”—Silence.) 

(The Five, together and very softly) : 

"To all a good-night! ” 

Chimes. 

CURTAIN. 

(Note: The arrangement of this play evidently allows omis¬ 
sions; but the writer, having aimed at a continuity of 
thought throughout, would regret overmuch abbreviation.) 




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